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May, 1988 



Volume XIX Number 4 



Funds Pour in 
for Omega's 
College Tour 

By Man ia Franklin 

Hard work and media attention are 
paying off for the Omega Boys Club of 
San Francisco. The club, based in the 
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House on 
De Haro Street, provides a supportive, 
drug-free, academic environment for 60 
boys and girls, many of whom live in the 
public housing project on the Hill. 

The club had been looking for a way to 
send six high school seniors on a college 
tour. The cost per student, however - 
about $751) - seemed out of reach. But 
now. thanks to the kindness of more than 
700 KGO-TV viewers and a number of 
Hill businesses, there will be enough 
money to enrich the lives of all the club 
members. 

Intense focus on the crack cocaine 
situation in the city sent the local media 
scrambling for examples of anti-drug 
activities in the affected neighborhoods. 
I hes didn't have to look fur, and the 
Omega Boys C^ub qutcMy became their 
prime example. After a story in the 
Potrero View, the boys had appeared on 
several newscasts, a radio broadcast, a 
talk show, and in the Examiner. In addi- 
tion, they were taped for an upcoming 
edition of "Express" on KQED. (Wed., 
May 4, at 8 p.m.) 

But the public seems to have been 
most touched by the series of commun- 
ity affairs pieces on KGO-TV, which ran 
for a week. A call for donations provok- 
ed a flood of letters and checks from all 
over the Bay Area. On April 21, Anna 
Chavez, anchor of the KGO nightly news, 
presented the club with $13,723 from 
viewers. The club, in turn, gave her an 
"I Don't Do Drugs" t-shirt, their symbol. 

The KGO viewers gave what they 
could, from dollar bills to $1,000 checks. 
Some were moved to relate personal 
stories. "I have, and so has my husband," 
wrote a Fremont woman, "been on the 
wrong side of this problem. No one 
needs to go through the hell we went 
through by choice. All that is needed is 
education and people to care. Thank 
you for the opportunity." 

Others simply expressed their encour- 
agement. "Hold on to your dreams and 
make them come true," wrote one wom- 
an. And from a man: "I think this rep- 
resents the best money I have ever 
spent." 

In addition to contributions from con- 
cerned strangers, the club also received 




Omega Boys Club members, suddenly thrust into the television limelight, received a batch of checks and money from Channel 7's 
Anna Chavez after that station featured the club and activities in a special story. Accepting the donations are clubmembers 
(left to right) Scherin Broussord, Robert Lopez and Lavaris Hill. Lester Zeidman photo 



large donations from local businesses 
and organizations, including Hills Broth- 
ers Coffee. Anchor Steam Brewing, 
Bloom's bar, St. Paul of the Shipwreck 
Church and the Bayview Hunters Point 
Merchant Association. A South Bay man 
donated a van, and Apple Computers 
will give the club two Macintosh com- 
puters and special software to study for 
the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. The club 
also received tickets to an assortment 
of plays and sporting events. 

Jack Jacqua, the club's co-founder, 
says the experience has left him over- 
whelmed and grateful, but sobered. 
"With all this money," he said, "people 
can lose sight of the original purpose. 
We're still dealing with individual prob- 
lems." (Among them was the discovery 
by one young clubmember that his fa- 
ther had been seriously beaten. The 
mother of another clubmember was able 
to provide a temporary home for the 
young man, so he could remain in his 
neighborhood and visit his father in the 
hospital.) 

He said the money will be used to en- 
rich educational experiences of the 
whole club, and is hoping that every 
child will be able to attend summer 
camp. 

The week-long college tour, planned 
by Joe Marshall, the other club founder, 
will focus on six black colleges in three 
states and the District of Columbia. 
The students leave May 1. 



How Budget Cutbacks 
Could Jeopardize Hill Clinic 



Nabe to be Youth Sanctuary 



The Potrero Hill Neighborhood House's 
Executive Committee voted April 25 to 
designate the Nabe as a sanctuary for 
youth at risk of being detained as a 
result of actions or circumstances that 
are not of a criminal nature. Telephone 
service will be established to provide 
such youth with access to licensed foster 
homes that have agreed to take in such 
youth on a temporary basis. 

"We know that Juvenile Hall is under- 



staffed and overcrowded with offenders, 
and to place youth who have committed 
no offense in such a setting is cruel and 
unusual punishment and should be done 
only as a last resort," noted Karen 
Pierce, an attorney who works with the 
Nabe. "We hope to work with the Dept. 
of Protective Services and all other 
associated agencies to minimize the risk 
especially to those who have not broken 
the law." 



By Judy Boston 

If the City is forced to implement its 
"worst case scenario" cutbacks to meet a 
projected $179 million deficit, Potrero 
Hill's Caleb Clark Clinic could feel the 
budget axe especially sharply. 

When Mayor Art Agnos asked all depart- 
ment heads in March to prepare proposed 
cuts of up to 20 percent, an initial plan 
out of San Francisco General Hospital 
suggested closure of Clark, which along 
with the Southeast and South of Market 
Clinics, is a satellite of General. 

After a strong outpouring of community 
support, that extreme solution was shelved 
- at least for now. But the Caleb Clark 
Clinic, which serves some 9,000 patients 
every year, still faces an uncertain future. 

Only part of the satellite clinics' funds 
come from the city; the rest are federal 
monies channeled through a non-profit 
corporation called the San Francisco 
Medical Center Outpatient Program 
Improvement Corp. But rather than 
providing a margin of safety in tough 
budget times, this twin funding source 
actually puts the Caleb Clark Clinic in 
double jeopardy. 

The federal corporation provides approx- 
imately one-third of the funding for 
satellite clinics, noted Caleb Clark 
Director Dr. Michael Drennan. While 
the City pays the salaries of the three 
physicians and dentists at the Hill clinic 
and provides resources for laboratory 
supplies, all the salaries of nurses, clerks 
and technicians are paid with federal 
funds. 

At best, Drennan estimated, even with- 
out any city cutbacks, if the federal 
budget reduction goes through, the 
clinic could still try to stay open full 
time, but with limited services one day a 
week. 

Of the thousands of patients who use 
the services of Caleb Clark, only 10 



percent have private insurance, Dr. 
Drennan said. "For those old enough or 
poor enough," he added, "about half are 
on Medicare or Medi-Cal, but the other 
half includes many patients who have 
worked all their lives and simply have 
no insurance." The clinic also provides 
services such as blood pressure tests, 
mammograms and outreach programs at 
the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. 

For many who go to the clinic, Dr. 
Drennan admits regretfully, "if they 
can't come here, they probably won't go 
anywhere." He referred some pregnant 
patients who were on crack to the 
High Risk Prenatal Clinic at San 
Francisco General, and when he later 
followed up on them, he found they 
had never gone to the hospital. "Some 
people simply won't go the additional 
half-mile to General," he pointed out. 
"We're nearby where they live, our faces 
are familiar. We're accessible to them, 
and the wait at General is much, much 
longer." 

The latter is a chilling statistic readily 
admitted by many at General. Waiting 
times have risen in various parts of 
General from 25-50 percent in the last 
five years, charges Dr. Kevin Grunbach, 
family practice resident at the hospital. 

This translates into waits of as much as 
six weeks for the Family Mental Health 
Center; up to six hours for non-crisis 
problems in Emergency; up to two hours 
to get a prescription filled; up to two 
hours in the Children's Health Center. 
In the last five years, the hospital's 
clinic is seeing 32 percent more patients; 
the wards are housing 20 percent more 
and there is a 26 percent higher use 
of the Emergency Room. 

President Ronald Reagan and Governor 
George Deukmejian "sold out health 
care to the poor, leaving counties with 
an unfair burden of indigent care," Dr. 
Grumbach charged. In 1983, the state 

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EDITORIALS 

Queen for a Day? 



A bouquet of flowers. . .breakfast in bed. . .a fancy card full of purple prose: it's 
all part of the effort to make Mom feel like Queen for a Day once a year. But what 
about the other 364 or - in a Leap Year such as this one - 365 days in the year? 

Mother's Day certainly feels like the nation's most commercial holiday, and indeed, 
florists and greeting card retailers often say it's their most successful sales time. But 
after the flurry of one-day attention to this country's mothers is over, what do they 
really have to face for the rest of the year? 

Study upon study continues to document an increasingly difficult time for women 
with children: a difficult time getting adequate, affordable health care, getting child 
care, balancing the demands of the workplace with the medical needs of their child- 
ren. 

Although certain individuals and groups have given lip service to the sanctity of the 
family - and therefore motherhood - during the years of the Reagan Administration, 
the reality of public policy has moved in a diametrically opposite direction. Execu- 
tive orders and massive .'unding cuts have all but destroyed programs that help moth- 
ers and families in today's difficult economic times. 

Fortunately, there appears to be an effort to turn around this hypocritical trend. A 
number of legislative initiatives on the federal level all point to putting the nation's 
public policy where its mouth is. And as we celebrate Mother's Day, it's an excellent 
time to commit ourselves to these efforts. 

All across the country, attention is being focused on the growing need for child 
care. Currently pending in Congress is the Act for Better Child Care Services, and it 
is picking up significant support. This legislation would establish federal guidelines for 
day care centers and provide money to states to establish local centers. 

The U.S. remains one of only two countries in the industrial world with no national 
family policy. Yet, when it has been in the national interest in the past, child care 
was also national public policy. During the Second World War, for example, the 1941 
Community Facilities Act provided millions to build day care centers for children of 
women drawn to industry to replace men at the front. 

More and more businesspeople, as well as family advocates, are recognizing that, 
with today's economic realities, an increasing number of mothers must return to work 
after their children are a few years old. In addition to spurring the support for child 
care funding and facilities, this recognition is building strong support for the Family 
Leave Act, also pending in Congress. 

This bill would grant 10 weeks of unpaid leave every two years for the birth or 
adoption of a child or the illness of a child or other family member. Currently, most 
workers must use their own sick leave when a youngster becomes ill, or simply go to 
work and leave a sick child at home. This reduces efficiency and productivity on the 
job, as well as increasing family stress. 

There is also discussion in the State Legislature of investigating comprehensive 
health insurance for all children under the age of five and crucial pre-natal care. 

Children are the future of this country, and enabling their parents to care for them 
responsibly and securely is a genuine investment in that future. The flowers and 
cards are lovely tributes, but working to make security for the nation's mothers a 
reality is truly a meaningful Mother's Day gift. 




Masthead design by 
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EDITOR: Ruth Passen 
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Judy Baston 

EDITORIAL STAFF: Vas Arnautoff, Judv Baston, Ruth Passen 

MAY STAFF: Vas Arnautoff, Arden Arnautoff, Judy Baston, Rose Cassano, 
Michael Dingle, Carol Dondrea, Steve Fotter, Marcia Franklin, Larry Gonick, 
Bob Hayes, Abby Johnston, Denise Kessler, Ann Longknife, Winifred Mann, 
Marc Passen, Stephanie Potter, Marcie Stack, John Sullivan, Lester Zeidman 
and special thanks to Joe. 



Editorial and policy decisions are made by the staff. All staff positions are 
voluntary. Published once a month except January. 

Address all correspondence to THE POTRERO VIEW, 953 De Haro St., 
San Francisco, Ca. 94107. Telephone: 285-4616/641-8011. 
Copyright 1988 by the The Potrero View. All rights reserved. The repro- 
duction without written permission from the publishers is prohibited. 

THE POTRERO VIEW is printed f t Garrett Press, a union shop 



Supply & Demand 



World Exchange 



Editor: 

Since the law of supply and demand 
rules in our economy, why then doesn't 
the local media understand or question 
why there is such a demand for cocaine 
and crack in this society? Why are so 
many Montgomery Street types coming 
into Potrero Hill every night, car after 
car, to buy drugs? 

There is such a demand that the local 
drug salesmen are making a large profit. 
One young man was arrested recently 
with $16,000 in his pockets. How much of 
this money comes from street addicts and 
how much from professional and middle 
class suburbanites? Why are the sup- 
posedly more well-to-do people finding 
the need to buy and take drugs, and are 
they not breaking the law? 

If there were adequate jobs, training 
programs and motivation, most of the 
young men would not be standing around 
selling drugs. Sadly, there are no train- 
ing programs or jobs, which leads to no 
motivation. 

These two points lead one to wonder 
about what really is going on here, and 
who is responsible. And both the media 
and law enforcement should take a close 
look at all aspects of this problem. 

Jack Jacqua 



Editor: 

1 am in the process of developing a 
non-profit international student exchange 
program in the Bay Area. I have already 
developed contacts with local schools, 
churches and a variety of community 
groups. 

World Exchange is an educational or- 
ganization seeking to promote world un- 
derstanding through intercultural ex- 
changes. Families who participate get an 
opportunity to experience first-hand the 
way of life of people from other nations 
and cultures. 

This coming summer more than 900 
French high school students will stay 
with American families for one month. 
I hope to place a group of these students 
locally and, to this end, I am working on 
building up a strong network of host fam- 
ilies. 

World Exchange also offers a unique 
exchange program with England for phys- 
ically handicapped students and adults, 
as well as low cost summer homestay 
programs in Europe and Japan for Amer- 
ican high school students. 

Sarah Markell 
Program Director 
(415) 861-3616 



HOW THE HILL VOTED 



Of the 6,086 registered Potrero Hill voters, only 1,872 bothered to cast their votes 
in the April 12 special election, showing a voter turnout slightly less than the 
overall 31 percent figure for the 16th Assembly District. 

Hill voters gave former Congressman John L. Burton his old Assembly seat in 
Sacramento, with 949 votes, or 51 percent of the total cast in the neighborhood. 

Attorney Roberta Achtenberg, also a Democrat and Burton's closest competitor, 
garnered 778 votes, or 41 percent of those cast on the Hill. 

This one-issue election was held to fill the Assembly seat vacated by Potrero Hill 
resident Art Agnos, who, of course, is now Mayor. Had no candidate received a 
majority in the April 12 special vote, a run-off election would have been held on 
June 7, along with the party primaries and state and city proposition votes. 





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NOW OPEN! THE DAILY SCOOP 

Thus did a modest hand-lettered ad in the May, 1978 VIEW announce that the Hill's 
beloved ice-cream-shop-conee-snop-piaee-io-hang-out was ready for business. The 
ad may have been modest in its execution, but the content was jaunty: "Put on your 
glad rags. Blow up the balloons. Bring in the clowns. Strike up the band... and let the 
good times roll." 

As indeed they have, lo these ten years. Happy anniversary, Daily Scoop! 
CITY HISTORY WILL CONCENTRATE ON NEIGHBORHOODS 

The San Francisco Study City Center was planning to interview San Franciscans in the 
City's various neighborhoods. The purpose was to write a history of San Francisco 
"through the evolvement (sic) of its neighborhoods". Funded by the Study Center, 
CETA, and the Zellerbach Family Fund, the project was to result in a book, which the 
Bank of America had awarded a grant to publish. 

Whatever happened? Was the book published? 
BOOSTERS INSTALLATION 

The Potrero Hill Boosters and Merchants announced that Mayor George Moscone was 
to "perform induction ceremony honors" for their new officers at a dinner-dance to be 
held at the Nabe. The dinner was to be catered by the Mayflower Galley, desserts 
were coming from the Just For You Bakery, music was to be provided by Peter Wall. 
A genuine home-grown affair. 

ZONING ISSUE 

The Potrero League of Active Neighbors (PLAN) held a community meeting at the 
library to discuss "future zoning cnaracteristics of Potrero Hill". The covering vicW 
story concluded "possibilities of a community consensus of opinion in the near future 
appear remote". And ten years later, they still do. 

OTHER HAPPENINGS IN MAY, 1978 

A lawsuit was brewing over the lopping of a 50' section of Monterey pine on Carolina 
Street... the Potrero Women's Club planned a 70th Anniversary dinner... the 23rd 
Annual Potr°ro m u Artists' Show opened at the library... an informational panel on 
the Jarvis/Gann initiative was held at the Potrero Hill Jr. High School. Then- 
Assemblyman Art Agnos spoke against the measure, David McKell of Peoples 
Advocate, Inc. spoke for it. . . the Potrero Hill Chess Club's first round-robin 
tournament was won by 20th Street's Joel Lipski. 

- Arden Arnautof f 



LIBRARY NEWS 

POTRERO BRANCH 
1616 20th St. 285-3022 



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Tuesday 10-12 and l-6pm 

Wednesday l-9pm 
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ART SHOW 1988 

Saturday evening, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. 
everyone is invited to the gala opening 
reception of the 33rd Annual Potrero Hill 
Artists' Show. Join friends, neighbors 
and neighborhood artists, in the premiere 
viewing of this great show. 

POTRERO HILL ARCHIVES PROJECT 

The Library is the depository for the 
superb collection of historical photo- 
graphs of Potrero Hill, brought to you 
through the ongoing efforts of the Potre- 
ro Hill Archives Project. The collection 
consists of historic photographs of Hill 
sights, stores, schools, people and events, 
plus a small amount of old posters, ad- 
vertisements, etc. In the near future, the 
Project plans to add oral histories of 
long-time Hill residents. Many of the 
photographs were on display in last year's 
popular photo exhibit. 

DONATIONS 

The Library always welcomes book don- 
ations. If we cannot use the books in our 
collection, we send them to the Friends 
of the Library, to sell in their book sales. 
Proceeds from these sales are used to 
fund programs, and activities in the Main 
Library and all the branches. Potrero 
Branch particularly needs popular paper- 
back and hardback books. Please do not 
donate textbooks, magazines or encyclo- 
pedias. Upon request, we vnU issue a 
receipt, indicating the number of books 
donated to the Library. 

FILM PROGRAMS 

On Wednesday, May 18, at 7 p.m., we 
will present two films on women artists - 
"Georgia O'Keefe" and "The Life and 
Death of Frida Kahlo." 

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, we will 
be showing more Laurel and Hardy films. 
Come and see "Big Business," "The Fixer 
Uppers," "Laughing Gravy," and "Our 
Wife." 

And on Wednesday, June 1, at 7 p.m., 
the Library will present "De Kooning on 
De Kooning," a lively and informative 




portrait of this major American post-war 
artist. This film won a Blue Ribbon at 
the American Film Festival in 1982. 

Valerie Sommer 
Branch Librarian 



CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 

Come see Pickle Family Circus memb- 
er Sarah Felder perform a juggling act on 
Thursday, May 5 at 3 p.m. In addition to 
having a real live juggler in the library, 
we also have two good books on this sub- 
ject. "How to Be a Juggler" by Charles 
R. Meyer, demonstrates different tech- 
niques from two ball juggling to juggling 
with partners. "Juggling is for Me" by 
Nancy Marie Temple, is more of a photo 
essay on the life of a juggler. Please 
come to the Library to check out the 
juggler and the juggling books! 

Two weeks later, school-aged children 
can learn how to make paper bag puppets 
on Thursday, May 19 at 2 p.m. Many of 
the folktales in the Library provide inter- 
esting scripts to help bring alive these 
puppet personalities. 

Movies for pre-schoolers will be shown 
on Tuesday, May 10 at 10 a.m. These will 
include: "Dr. DeSoto," based on the book 
by William Steig; "Frederick," based on 
the book by Leo Lionni, and "Moon Man," 
based on the book by Tomi Ungerer. 

At 3:30 p.m. this same day, movies for 
school-aged children will be shown. 
These include "Anatole and the Piano," 
based on the book by Eve Titus; "The 
Beast of Monsieur Racine," based on the 
book by Tomi Ungerer, and "The Emper- 
or's Oblong Pancake." 

Starting this month, the lap-sit story- 
time for infants and toddlers will meet at 
3 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. every Tuesday. 
Pre-school storytime for children aged 
3-5 years will continue to meet at 10 a.m. 
on Tuesdays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays 

Cathy Nyhan 
Children's Librarian 



Muni/BART Tixat Nabe 

MUNI and BART senior citizens and 
handicapped riders can buy their tick- 
ets at the Neighborhood House, 953 
De Haro St., Mondays through Fridays, 
during office hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

MUNI tickets for seniors and handi- 
capped persons cost $4.50 per month. 
BART tickets are sold to seniors, 
handicapped and children for $1.60 per 
ticket. For more information call 
826-8080. 






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953 De Haro Street • San Francisco, California • (415) 826-8080 

Enola D. Maxwell, Executive Director 



Programs: 

• Youth Council 

• Juvenile Diversion 

• Tutorial Program 

• Job Referral 

• Al-Anon 

• Alcoholics Anonymous 

• Cocaine Anonymous 

• Social Development Center For developmental^ disabled adults. Basic educa 
tion, cultural enrichment, consumer and health education, field trips, sen- 
sorimotor development, work training, leisure time use, group and individual 
counseling. 

• Senior Citizens Program: Hot lunches every weekday. Activities include: Bingo 
games, information and referral, counseling, social hour, games and recreation. 

• Classes: Dance, Photography. Arts &r Crafts. Sewing, Knitting 8c Crocheting For 
Kids. Chess Club. 

Facilities: 

• Meeting spaces available for use by community groups. 

• Auditorium for theatre presentations, receptions, lectures and workshops. 

• Gymnasium and recreational space 

• Photographic workshop 

• Bulletin board with job listings 

• Mini park 



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Showplace Hotel Gives Way 
To Wholesale Apparel Mart 



Plans to build a hotel in the Showplace 
Square area at the foot of Potrero Hill 
are no longer on the drawing board, and 
instead, a 690)000 square loot wholesale 
apparel mart is being proposed for the 
Eighth and Townsend corner by Bay West 
Development. 

Last year. Bay West proposed and 
received city Planning Commission 
approval for additions to the nine-block 
Showplace Square complex that included 
expansion of the current Contract Center 
-now under construction- as well as an 
apparel mart and hotel. The latter, 
which would have consisted of suites and 
been targeted to those coming to Show- 
place Square for market weeks, would 
have risen 120 feet high with a corner 
clock tower, and been 80 feet overall. 

A number of Hill residents questioned 
the effect of the high buildings on 
neighborhood views, and pointed out that 
hotel traffic could add to Eighth Street 
congestion. 

Bay West's Bill Poland, perhaps noting 
vacancy rates of other city hotels, 
finally concluded, he said, that construc- 
ting a hotel would be a "risky business." 
In addition, his research into a prospect- 
ive apparel mart - to be called the San 
Francisco Fashion Center - indicated it 
would be necessary to use the entire 
space. 

Assuming the changes in use are 
approved by the Planning Commission 
when it considers them within the next 
60 days, what will be the effect of the 
new proposal on Hill neighbors? For one 
thing, the building is planned at five 
stories, of 65 feet, lower than the 
proposed hotel skyline. In addition, 
Poland noted, traffic studies requested 
by the City's Office of Environmental 
Review show less automobile use for the 
wholesale apparel center than a hotel 
would have engendered. The garage 
entrance for the apparel mart is proposed 
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When the hotel plan was unveiled, Bay 
West had announced with great fanfare 
a significant contribution to providing 
child care at the newly opened Potrero 
Hill Neighborhood House child care 
center. Those funds are still in the 
budget for the new building, he assured. 

Discussions had also taken place 
between community residents and Bay 
West about securing display space for 
neighborhood artists in the walkway 
planned next to the hotel. Although the 
designs for the buildings have changed, 
it is to be expected that discussions will 
continue about display or purchase of art 
by nearby residents. 

With San Francisco the third largest 
apparel manufacturing market in the U.S., 
the new Fashion Center is planned to 
house permanent apparel showrooms, 
meeting rooms, an exhibit hall and a 
restaurant. Although a few retail stores 
are planned for the ground floor, the 
center itself will be wholesale. Similar 
apparel marts in Atlanta and Los Angeles, 
Poland noted, have regular sample sell- 
off days that are open to the public. 

Bay West is proposing the Fashion 
Center in partnership with the Portman 
Group, one of the 10 largest developers 
in the nation, which owns the Atlanta 
apparel mart, as well as the Portman 
Hotel in San Francisco. 

At the same time as the Fashion Center 
is being proposed, however, the city's 
existing apparel mart at 821 Market St. 
has just filed for bankruptcy. In addition, 
some city permits have already been 
approved for an apparel center at Ninth 
and Brannan Sts. What does this mean 
for the fate of Poland's proposal? The 
Market Street facility, he said, "was not 
really functional," with inadequate exhibit 
space. 

Since Bay West hopes to break ground 
on their new project by August, some key 
decisions will have to be made in the next 
few months. _ j » 




This artist's rendering shows the proposed view at Eighth and Townsend Streets, with 
the newly-announced Fashion Center on the right, minus the originally planned Clock 
Tower. Also missing from this version, many on the Hill are happy to note, is the 
statue in the middle of the fountain. 

Scenic Scamper Set June 18 



It doesn't take a couple or three hours 
to run. 

It doesn't take you across the city to a 
finish line seven miles from the start. 

It doesn't take you a half hour to get to 
the starting line after the fun's gone off. 

It isn't the San Francisco Marathon and 
it isn't the Bay to Breakers. 

It's Potrero Hill's alternative to all of 
the above - the 8K Scenic Scamper! 



Scheduled to take place this year on 
June 18, the fifth annual benefit run for 
the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House 
this year benefits the Omega Boys Club, 
based at the "Nabe." The run starts and 
finishes at the Nabe and offers the parti- 
cipants spectacular views of the city and 
waterfront. 

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on page 16. 



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taste testers tested Hill Activists Earn Honors 

For Their Varied Efforts 




Kris HalJ, Connie llendrix, and Pat Koren had difficulty in determining winners and 
losers in a unique fundraiser for the Motion Arts Company held April 16 at Kaiun 
Graphics, 209 Mississippi St. Koren, a partner in the graphics shop and a board 
member of Motion Arts, a non-profit dance company, organized a chicken tasting 
that pitted supermarket poultry with "naturally raised" fowls, all cooked to the same 
recipe. Despite the judges inability to come up with a clear-cut winner the fund- 
raiser was deemed a success. Motion Arts, directed by EmeUe Sonh, will present 
Humpty Dumpty" and other dances May 13 and 14 at In Flight Studios, 333 Dolores 
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MOIR A JACKSON 

Hill resident Moira Jackson has been 
named by Hep. Nancy Pelosi to be her 
Congressional Senior Citizen Intern of 
1988. Jackson, who will spend a week in 
Washington, D.C. working with Pelosi's 
staff in late May, has been active on a 
number of fronts for issues of import- 
ance to seniors. 

She has been a member of the Califor- 
nia Senior Legislature and a member of 
the Legislative Committee of the San 
Francisco Committee on Aging. Among 
the issues on which she has worked are 
longterm health care, adult day health 
programs and low cost housing. 

During the week she is in the nation's 
capital, Jackson will join with some 200 
other Senior Citizen Interns from across 
the country. 

ENOLA MAXWELL 

Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Exec- 
utive Director Enola D. Maxwell was 
honored April 11 by Rep. Barbara Boxer 
at a luncheon spotlighting "Women Mak- 
ing History." 

Maxwell, honored for her contribution 
to children, was one of a dozen women 
to whom Boxer paid tribute for outstand- 
ing work with young people. She helped 
establish a Head Start Program, tutorial 
programs, a Youth Involvement Corps, 
Foreign Student Exchange and summer 
camping program. Ongoing programs for 
young people are a key part of the serv- 
ices provided by the Neighborhood House. 



Budget Cutbacks Jeopardize Hill Clinic 



(Continued from Page 1) 

transferred to county jurisdiction the 
Medically Indigent Adult (MIA) program, 
but only provided 7U percent of the 
funds to the counties. And while that 
figure has now dropped to only 55.4 
percent in real 1987 dollars, the use of 
San Francisco General by those in the 
MIA category has risen 38 percent for 
inpatients and 82 percent for outpatients 
in the last five years. 

Add up all these statistics - each of 
which, of course, represents sick or 
injured people - and you have an already 
overburdened situation at General. "Worst 
case scenario" city cutbacks would slice 
the health department budget by between 
$10 and 12 million. 

It would mean lower AIDS clinic funding; 
a cut in the county contract with UCSF 
that would reduce emergency room 
staffing levels, respiratory therapy 
staff, and lab services; reduced night 
hours at the Poison Control Center, 
and further staff depletions at General. 
And ironically, with staff reductions at 
General already the rule, the hospital's - 
ability to bill its patients is severely 
impaired. 

What can the City do to help prevent 
the cutbacks? "We must maximize 



every bit of revenue," Board of Supervi- 
sors President Nancy Walker told a rally 
of health care workers at San Francisco 
General April 20. "We'll uncover every 
rock to find money." Pledging to try to 
"ensure that cuts won't adversely affect 
patient care," Walker noted, "If you're 
overweight , you go on a diet. You don't 
lose the damn pounds by cutting off an 
arm or a leg. You don't dismember the 
system." 

She stressed that Agnos "has made a 
commitment to human services and will 
do everything in his power to ensure 
that cuts are not devastating. That 
guy didn't help make the mess we're 
facing." Even before he became an 
Assemblyman in 1976, Hill resident Agnos 
was active in efforts to establish the 
Caleb Clark Clinic. 

However, Agnos' press secretary, 
Eileen Maloney, confirmed that crucial 
health care cuts would indeed be made 
if the city is unable to raise additional 
revenues. The Gann spending limit, 
passed by California voters in 1979, 
"means we would have to send money 
back at the same time we would have to 
close crucial facilities," Maloney 
emphasized. 

Prop. K on the city's June 7 ballot 




would allow the city to lift this limit 
for a four-year period, necessary to 
raise any business taxes and for some 
increases on garage and parking meter 
rates. 

Walker, who has been working with a 
coalition called CLOUT (Community 
and Labor Organizations United Togeth- 
er), told the April 20 rally, "If city 
employees do their share by not taking 
a pay raise, we're asking the private 
sector to do their share. Some seem to 
think because they're the private sector, 
they're exempt." 

Among the CLOUT proposals for rev- 
enue enhancements - many contingent 
on passage of Prop. K - are an increase 
in the parking, hotel and business tax 
as well as meter and garage rates; an 
increase in the billing capacity at San 
Francisco General, and a charge of 
interest and penalties on late payment 
of taxes and fees. 

The Caleb Clark Clinic's Dr. Drennan 
is anxious that revenues can be raised 
so that the clinic will not have to face 
stiff city cutbacks. "Our main goal 
is to maintain services and full funding," 
he stressed. "If the federal cut is 
essentially already made, it's even more 
important not to cut our city funds, 
because we're already suffering a loss." 



JIM FIRTH 

Potrero Hill League of Active Neigh- 
bors (PLAN) President Jim Firth will be 
honored May 18 as an Unsung Urban Hero 
at the annual Dinner of San Francisco 
Tomorrow (SFT), a major urbun environ- 
mental organization in the city. 

SFT was active in efforts to defeat the 
proposal for a stadium at Seventh and 
Townsend Streets, a campaign in which 
Firth played a major role. They have al- 
so opposed the homeporting of the USS 
Missouri and supported a moratorium on 
demolition of single family homes. 

The dinner will be held at 7:30 p.m. at 
the New Pisa Restaurant, 550 Green St., 
with cocktails at 6 p.m. Tickets are 
$30, and reservations can be made by 
calling 673-4281. 

HELEN BULCKE 

Longtime Hill resident Helen "Rusty" 
Bulcke will be honored May 6 by the 
Older Women's League (OWL) as one of 
three Wonderful Older Women for 1988. 
Described by OWL as a "role model," 
Bulcke, who is 78, has been active in 
supporting the farm labor movement and 
other activities for working men and 
women. 

She has also participated in services 
for crippled children and now is an active 
member of both the Association of Older 
Americans and the Gray Panthers. 

The event, which is OWL's fourth ann- 
ual fundraiser, will take place from 
6-8 p.m. in Building A, Fort Mason. Call 
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REQUIEM 

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That's one quiet cat 
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Two Asian American dance companies will offer two weekends of dance in May - 
one traditional, one modern - at the New Performance Gallery. Above, Kulintang Arts 
performs traditional music and dance of the Southern Phillipines from May 12-15. 
And on May 19-22, Unbound Spirit, the Asian American Dance Collective's resident 
company, will present new works. 

Marty Sohl photo 



Library Art Show 
Celebrates 33rd 



Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, the 
Potrero Hill Library artists' show opens 
May 10 for a four week run. 

As in previous years, the show will be 
preceded by a preview and reception 
honoring tne artists on Saturday evening, 
May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and 
music will add to the festive atmosphere 
of this annual event, says Head Librarian 
Valerie Sommer. 

The show annually draws works by Hill 
artists in many media - painting, drawing, 
sculpture, etching, lithography, photo- 
graphy and collage. 

Among the artists who are expected 
to participate are noted familiar figures 
such as Charles Farr, Henry Marie-Rose, 
John Connally and Virginia Irvin. They 
will be joined by younger artists, some of 
whom will be making their Potrero Hill 
debuts at the show. 

The exhibit ends June 4. The reception 
is funded by the Friends of the San 
Francisco Public Library, the Potrero 
Women's Club, and the Potrero Boosters 
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The Eureka Theatre (2730-16th St.) 
is presenting a splendid production of 
Manuel Puig's "The Kiss of the Spider 
Woman" through May 15. This is the 
gripping drama, fashioned by the author 
from his own novel, that later became a 
critically acclaimed film. 

Puig's story relates the amazing 
changes, the undreamed of self- dis- 
coveries, that can be experienced by 
people of diametrically opposite back- 
grounds, interests and temperaments. 

Thrown together by fate and the 
vicissitudes of politics, Valentin (Jeffrey 
King) and Molina (Hector Correa) are 
cellmates in an Argentine prison. 
Valentin is a political prisoner and dedi- 
cated revolutionary. Molina is utterly 
apolitical, an incurably romantic homo- 
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Page 8 THE POTRERO VIEW May 1988 



Loose Early Days at Goat 
Hill Pizza Remembered 



By Sally Taylor 



These days, it's Peter Fitipaldi who 
makes Goat Hill Pizza tick, seven days a 
week. But old hands in the neighborhood 
will be happy to hear that the same five 
people who began our neighborhood pizza 
parlor continue as board members of Goat 
Hill Pizza, Inc. 

None of the five, however, still lives 
on Potrero Hill. Karen Clark, Ruthann 
Dickinson and Joel and Loris Lipski now 
commute from other San Francisco neigh- 
borhoods. Philip De Andrade is living in 
Washington, D.C., where he is Adminis- 
trative Assistant to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 
but he keeps tabs on "The Goat" via tele- 
phone. 

"When we started Goat Hill, most of us 
were unemployed," Karen remembers. 
"Philip had managed a pizza parlor in 
Marin, but no one else had experience in 
the restaurant business. We were all liv- 
ing on Potrero Hill and we just thought 
the neighborhood really needed a pizza 
parlor. So, we decided to start one. I 
don't even want to tell you how little 
money we started with." 

At the time, Karen was living just up 
the street on Connecticut, and one day 
she came home to find a note on the kit- 
chen table that said, "Karen, we have a 
pizza parlor. ..down on the corner. 
- Philip" 



The original lease was signed in August, 
1975, but the grand opening didn't take 
place until November. "The site was a 
burned out ribs place, empty for two 
years. We built the walk-in refrigerator, 
and the bar, all with the help of friends. 
Some foil s will remember the rope spider 
webs between the booths crocheted by 
Doris Cochran," she recalls. 

In the early days, things were pretty 
loose around Goat Hill. Karen recalls the 
time somebody thought of hiding the 
money in the pizza oven overnight. Next 
morning, as the first crusts went into the 
hot oven, the ashes of the cash were dis- 
covered. 

"We drew a neighborhood crowd," Peter 
remembers. Now the manager, he has 
been working at Goat Hill since 1976. "A 
lot of our regulars are still Potrero Hill 
residents. They come with their kids and 
families and we often get three genera- 
tions on Neighborhood Night (Mondays) 
when it's all the pizza and salad you can 
eat for $5.95." 

From the beginning, Goat Hill pizza 
had a thick, sourdough crust. It wasn't 
so popular then, but Goat Hill gained rec- 
ognition for it, and more than once our 
neighborhood pizza parlor has been nam- 
ed when "The Question Man" at the 
Chronicle asks people, "What is your fa- - 
vorite pizza in San Francisco?" And just 
last fall Goat Hill was included in the 
Chronicle's 10 Best Pizza Parlors in San 
Francisco. 




Things appear quiet here in front of Goat Hill Pizza on 18th Street, but the joint is 
jumping, especially on Monday Family Nights. 

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At first, there were no other restau- 
rants on the Hill and few in the neighbor- 
hood. Good Life Grocery had just opened 
up the street on 18th, and between them, 
Good Life and Goat Hill heralded a reviv- 
al of interest in neighborhood shops all 
along 18th Street. In a couple of years, 
on Sunday mornings, between the popular 
Champagne Brunch at Goat Hill and ex- 
presso at the Daily Scoop Ice Cream Par- 
lor, 18th Street became a magnet for the 
whole neighborhood. 

"We don't really consider the other 
restaurants competition," Peter and Kar- 
en remind us. "You can't eat pizza every 
night; you can't eat Greek food every 
night. The more the merrier." 

In celebration of their 10th anniversary, 
Goat Hill expanded the premises, creat- 
ing the light and open split dining areas 
we know now. The booths were replaced 
with tables covered with red-checkered 
cloth. The windows were enlarged and 
the big back room added. As a result, 
though, the goats that were living proof 
of the restaurant's name no longer had a 
home in the backyard. Now they reside 
at Sonoma State Hospital. 

"The Showpiece people didn't start 
coming here for lunch until we did the 
addition," Peter notes. But Goat Hiil re- 
mains true to the neighborhood and pro- 



motes its artists while serving its resi- 
dents. Harold Bradford still plays "eclec- 
tic piano" on Thursday and Friday even- 
ings, and the revolving art show on the 
walls often features the works of such 
neighborhood artists as Kathy Vanozzi, 
Lilly Mok and Wendy Yoshimura (who did 
the Goat Hill logo). 

"Every three months we feature a diff- 
erent artist," Karen says. "The works are 
for sale, and we have an 'opening', when 
the display is mounted. The next show 
will be from the Hunters Point Artists 
Club." 

Goat Hill is offering a special Mother's 
Day dinner May 8, with live music and a 
complimentary corsage from 18th Street's 
Outside/In Flowers. 

"We have a new vegetarian spaghetti 
sauce," Karen says. "And a vegetarian 
lasagna with four cheeses, spinach and 
artichoke hearts. We also have cheese 
ravioli as well as spinach/beef. And, for 
those in a hurry, we now sell pizza-by- 
the-slice at lunchtime." Fine beers and 
wines have been added to the menu, of 
late. Peter takes the "trial and error" 
approach, trying various wines and find- 
ing out which ones people like. You get 
a lot more choice now than just house 
red and white. 



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Are the city traffic engineers at the 
Dept. of Public Works turning a blind eye 
to what's essentially a blind intersection 
at 19th and De Haro Streets? A number 
of neighbors in the immediate area have 
written Traffic Engineer Norman Bray 
asking for a stop sign at that corner, 
pointing out it is a blind intersection for 
cars coming up the extremely steep 
De Haro Street hill. Bray claims his 
study indicates stop signs are "not warr- 
anted at this location" as the right-of- 
way should be clear. Not if you can't see 
what's coming. Neighbors who have ex- 
perienced many a vehicular near-miss at 
that corner don't intend to give up the 
battle. 



Recently a well-traveled woman from 
De Haro Street was at a cocktail party 
in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with about a hun- 
dred or so Sri Lankans, Americans end 
Europeans. Browsing among the guests 
she found herself chatting with a tall 
young American man, an artist and Ful- 
bright scholar. "Where are you from?," 
he asked her. "San Francisco." "Where 
in San Francisco?" "Potrero Hill." Big 
smile. Turns out he lives on Mariposa 
Street. She flew home from Sri Lanka 
via Hongkong. Found herself seated 
next to a man who had just decided to 
move his family from the Richmond and 
had bought a lot on Mississippi Street. 
Travel isn't very broadening these days. 



If you're frustrated with rising health 
costs and decreasing health services, or 
have had problems with access to ade- 
quate care or finding affordable insur- 
ance, or are simply concerned about the 
future of health care in the U.S., you 
might be interested in attending a public 
forum on health care May 20, at Golden 
Gate University, 536 Mission St. Spon- 
sered by the Gray Panthers and the 
Community Health Coalition, the event 
will feature Bay Area residents and 
health care workers, elected officials, 
organizational representatives and health 
policy professionals from throughout the 
Bay Area. For more information, or to 
speak at the forum, call 552-8800 or 
530-7561. 




Survival Research Labs, the machine per- 
formance artists based at the foot of the 
Hill behind the old Farm, are hitting the 
road with their show, and will appear in 
New York at Shea Stadium May 17. From 
there its on to Europe later this summer! 
Thai's a lot of equipment - and madness 
- to export, but we wish them lots of 
luck. 



"Mothers Strolling for Change" is the 
catchy title of a May 7 walk and fair 
beginning at the west end of the Marina 
Green and ending at the Fort Mason 
Great Meadow at noon. The day's action 
is coordinated by the Coalition of Labor 
Union Women in conjunction with other 
groups who will be involved in similar 
outings throughout the country. Working 
for progressive changes in medical care 
and better child care, the sponsors prom- 
ise an afternoon of entertainment, ex- 
hibits and speakers and games. For in- 
formation call 681-6563. 



The 22nd annual San Francisco Cinco de 
Mayo Celebration in the city's Mission 
District, takes place May 7 and 8, with a 
parade from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on May 7, 
starting at 20th and Mission Streets. The 
parade this year goes south on Mission to 
24th, and finishes at 24th and Potrero 
near Raza Park (25th Street and Potrero 
Avenue), where a Cultural Festival, with 
food, entertainment, and arts and crafts 
booths should attract hundreds of people. 
The 3.7 Mile Razathon begins 9 a.m. on 
Sun., May 8, and snakes through the 
Mission District, beginning and ending at 
Rolph Playground, Army and Potrero. 
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the defeat 
of the French by a group of Mexicans led 
by Ignacio Zaragoza in a battle on May 5, 
1862, in Puebla, Mexico. 



Auditions for a Teen Musical Comedy/ 
Drama/Dance Workshop will be held Fri., 
May 13, from 4-7 p.m., and on Sat. May 14 
from 1-5 p.m. at the Randall Museum, 
199 Museum Way. Teens accepted into 
the program will receive free classes in 
all aspects of theatre training. The 
workshop is sponsored by the Drama and 
Dance Advisory Committee of the city's 
Recreation and Park Dept. Call Diane 
Price, 221-0566 for info. 



Another youth-oriented activity sponsor- 
ed by Rec and Park is the Stern Grove 
Family Festival on Sat., May 14, beginn- 
ing at 11 a.m. Families and groups are 
invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy 
an afternoon of entertainment with Robin 
Goodrow, Jose Luis Orozco, Gary Lapow, 
S.F. Moving Co., Ray Jason, and Event 
88. This is part of the citywide "Young 
Peoples Art Week." For more informa- 
tion call Coordinator Nancy Rose at 
558-3132. 



Need a lawyer and can't afford one? Dur- 
ing Community Law Week, May 1 - 7, 
people seeking advice on any legal matter 
will be able to speak with a lawyer for 
free during several "Call-a-Lawyer" radio 
and TV programs. Sponsors of this free 
service will also offer forums to try to 
solve legal problems that trap AIDS suff- 
erers, the homeless and those with trouble 
in the workplace. For more on this call 
974-1550, the Community Law Week Hot- 
line. 



The American Heart Association sponsors 
free CPR classes - at the Bahai Center, 
170 Valencia St., 6-9:30 p.m., May 14 (call 
665-8097 for reservations); and at Ml. 
Zion Hospital, 1600 Divisadero St., May 1«, 
also 6-9:30 p.m. (call 885-7277) - and 
blood pressure screenings and nutrition 
counseling at the Farmers Market in Civ- 
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Call 433-2273 for more info. 



Try a walking tour of the Mission District 
murals and slide talk by an artist from 
the Precita Eyes Mural Center, May 7 and 
21. These public walks are set for the 
first and third Saturdays of every month, 
from 1:30-3 p.m. The Center is located 
at 348 Precita Ave., and you can call 
them at 285-2287. 



Congresswoman Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.) 
will speak on political alienation at a free 
public lecture May 2, 7:30 p.m., at the 
University of San Francisco on Golden 
Gate Ave. (bet. Masonic and Parker Ave.). 
The senior woman in Congress, Schroeder 
has introduced legislation calling for a 
mutual nuclear testing moratorium, and 
was a primary sponsor of the Equal Rights 
Amendment. 



Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (5th Con- 
gressional District) is accepting applica- 
tions for volunteer summer interns in her 
San Francisco District office. Interns 
will learn and do a variety of problem re- 
solving, and assisting in events as well as 
general assistance in the office. Inter- 
ested applicants, students of all levels, 
should write to Lokelani Devone, District 
Represenative, 450 Golden Gate Ave., 
S.F. 94102. 



A unique family of Bay Area artists will 
have many of their representative works 
featured in a special tribute at the Oak- 
land Museum, May 14 to July 31. Better 
known to Hill neighbors may be the late 
Blanche Phillips and her husband John 
Langley Howard. Other famed members 
of the family are John Galen Howard, 
Henry Temple Howard, Robert Board- 
man, Charles Houghton Howard, Adaline 
Kent, Madge Knight and Jane Berlan- 
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Prescriptions Filled VA 4-3590 



Sat. 9 - 5pm 
M - F 9 - 7 PM 



KEYS MADE 
COPY SERVICE 
GREETING CARDS 




CLOSED SUNDAYS 
& HOLIDAYS 



U.S. Post Office Substation 9-4pm Mon-Fri 
PG&E. Water, Phone bills 
collected all hours 

1607 - 20th STREET 




LUNCH MON-FRI 11:30-500 
DINNER MON -SAT 5 00-10:00 




TAKE -OUT FOOD / CATERING 
MASTERCARD- VISA 



$. AMMAKOPOVIOI 

GREEK CUISINE 

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MEDICAL CENTER 
omplete PHYSICAL THERAPY department 



Specializing in Back Care & Sports Injuries 
• Auto Accidents & Work-related injuries 
• Orthopedic Surgeon on staff. 



WE OFFER AFFORDABLE MEDICAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY 



Clinic: 621-S05S Physical Therapy: 863-2541 



2480 17th Street (between Bryant & Potrero) 



Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Mon. - Frl. / Free Parking 




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2401 16th Street 
San Francisco, CA 94103 
621-9859 

Restaurant open Mon. thru Sat. 
Lunch 11 A.M.-3 P.M. 
Dinner 6 P.M.-10 P.M. 

Bar open Mon. thru Fri. 7 am - 2 am 

Sat - Sun 10 am - 2 am 



MCKENNA'S 
DOUBLE FLAY 



***WED. SPECIAL DINNER 
NY. STEAK-ALL TRIMMINGS 
s 7.50 



Free Parking at Private Lot 



BASE HIT 




Willie Lockhart swings for a base hit as the Potrero Hill Recreation Center's youth 
baseball team holds a 2-0 record in league play. 

Jon Greeriberg photo 





Goat Hill Pizza 



^ 300 CONNECTICUT AT 18TH STREET ^ 
1 POTRERO HILL • SAN FRANCISCO 

PIZZA • LASAGNE • SPAGHETTI • RAVIOLI • SALAD 
SOUP • SANDWICHES • BEER & WINE 

641-1440/647-7670 



LUNCH • DINNER • SUNDAY BRUNCH 

OPEN 7 DAYS 

CATERING AVAILABLE — PARTYS 
♦ 

Dinner 

Sunday to Thursday 5:00 to 10:00 
Friday and Saturday — Till 11 pm 

LUNCH 

Monday to Friday 1 1 :30 to 2:30 
Saturday 11:30 to 11pm 



SUNDAY BRUNCH 
A Traditional Brunch, Eggs Benedict, Florentine, etc. 
excellent food — reasonably priced. 9am to 2pm 

MONDAY ALL YOU CAN EAT NIGHT 
(We call it Neighborhood Night) 
All the Pizza and salad you can eat for $5.95 Adults, 
and $2.50 Children under 12 (with an adult). 

LIVE MUSIC ON TUESDAY NIGHT 
7 to 9 pm, Blues by "Chico David and the Magic Fingers Band" 

THURSDAY & FRIDAY 
Harold Bradford — Solo Piano, Music to Dream by. . . 



May 1988 THE POTRERO VIEW Page 11 



American College 

of Traditional Chinese Medicine 

455 Arkansas Street 

San Francisco, CA 94107 



The Community Clinic continuously providing health care 
services to the peoples of San Francisco since 1981. Now 
located at 450 Connecticut Street. Acupuncture and 
Chinese herbal medicine. Sliding fee scale and Medi-Cal 
accepted. 



(415)282-7600 
Ext 20 



COLLECTIVE ANTIQUES 



SAN ANSELMO 



SAN FRANCISCO 



SAN MATEO 



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MAY 6 - MAY 22 
ALL LOCATIONS 



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316 Sir Francis Drake 
(415) 453-6373 



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212 Utah Street 55 East Third Avenue 

(415) 621-3800 (415) 347-2171 

MONDAY -SATURDAY 10-5 SUNDAY 12-5 



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SPECIALIZING IN POT3ERO HILL PROPERTIES 

CALL 433-4473 



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• BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER 

SUNDAY BRUNCH SPECIAL 

Seafood Specialty 
Thursday-Sunday 

Full Bar 
Boat Berthing 

OPEN 7 DAYS 6 AM - 12 PM 

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817 CHINA BASIN • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94107 





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953 DE HARO STREET MiL 
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826-8080 



Potrero Hill Neighborhood House 



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onen mon.-lri. lunch iiqq continental breakfast S'-oo 10:4s. 

Open lo the public 

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JOE KILLIAN. D.V.M. 
24TH STREET ANIMAL CLINIC 

2400 - 24TM STREET 
■AN FRANCISCO CALIF. MHO 
14151 26S-9300 



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SPECIALISTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN 
Imported & Domeslic Tires 

Custom Wheels 
Same-Day Brake Service 
Computerized Wheel Balancing 
Precision Alignments 
Shocks 
Front End & 
Suspension Systems 



2230 Third Street 
(between 19th & 20th) 
San Francisco • 861-4300 



Monday thru Friday 
Bam - 5pm 



•Serving Potrrro Hill Sm« l«*6i 




IN PAIN OR IM- 
MOBILIZED BY ILL- 
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CALL MARK AT 
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GOOD VIBES • ON THE HILL 
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• Careful. Hard 
Workers 

• Expert Packing 

• Piano Moving 

• Fully Insured 

• 24 hrs II days 

• 24 ft Vans 

• Licensed 
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• Free Estimates 



Potrero Hill 



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DeHuro & 18th 

Monday thru Thursday 
5:45 pm 
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Lunch 



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San Francisco. CA 
Telephone 861-8611 



Private Parries 



Parking 



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hours* 6 : 30am-5pm 
r call fcafc-og33 

-for -special or quarifft orders 

30.O0eHarodt lfc 1h St 



SAN FRANCISCO 
AUTO REPAIR CENTER 

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AUTO REPAIRS 

• Dependable Work- 
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• Basic Auto Repair Classes 

• A Community-Oriented 
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• Men & Women Mechanics 
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T\OBS take-out 

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7200 Vermont Street 9-6pm, M-F 
Near General Hosp 648-2627 




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PET SITTING 
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BUILDINGS 
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A DESIGN -BUILD FIRM 
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270 7th ST. 861-2130 



Archival Framing 

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363 Missouri Street 
San Francisco, CA 94107 
415 647-7628 681-9453 

By Appointment Only. 



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!!!! NOW !!!! NOW !!!! NOW !!!! 

OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF POTRERO HILL 
a growing visual history of our 
neighborhood 

also 

AUDIO CASSETTES OF INTERVIEWS 
wilh 

LONG TIME POTRERO HILL RESIDENTS 

Ask 10 see ihe Poircro Hill Archives material 
at the 20th Street Library 



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OUR ADVERTISERS 



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OUT? 

RELAX AND 
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BODYWORKER 

285-7857 



ABBY ABINANT1 

Attorney at Law 

A sole practitioner emphasizing powers of attorney; 
wills; agreements to purchase real property, agreements 
to purchase and manage businesses, contracts, small 
business advice, adoptions; relationship agreements 
Over ten years experience in Indian Law Civil 
litigation expertise in all above areas plus employment 
discrimination and labor experience 

3163 Mission Street, S*n Francisco, CA 941 10 (415) 235-8010 




MON. - FRI. 

BREAKFAST 7:00 PM - 1 1 :00 AM 
LUNCH 11:00 AM -3:00 PM 
DINNER 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM 



SAT. 

BRUNCH 9:00 AM -3:00 PM 
DINNER 5:00 PM- 10:00 PM 



Food To Go 

340 Division Street, San Francisco • 863-1212 

Division near 10th 



<4IS) 431-6149 




Hours: 

Mon Thru Fri 

6 00 to 3 00 



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lat 3rd it. Pier 701 
San Francisco. CA 94107 



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the- 
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a montessori environment 

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Exceptional Indoor/Outdoor Setting 
Outstanding Educational Programs 

239-5065 

300 Gaven Street 
SF, CA 94134 



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Coffee and fresh 
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Phone 431-6655 
for Orders 

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KARATE CLASSES every Saturday, 1 1:30-1 :30pm. 282-5557 for info. 

GOAT HILL PIZZA presents Harold Bradford playing eclectic piano 
every Thurs & Fri from 7 til 10pm. Mother's DayBrunch, May 8th, 
with Jim Fittipaldi on classical flute with guitar accompaniment. 
300 Connecticut St. 

MARGARET JENKINS DANCE COMPANY at Theatre Artaud, 450 
Florida St. (at 17th). 8:30pm. Wed. thru Sun. 863-1173 for info. 
ART AS AN ACT OF LIBERATION. Paintings by Elizam Escobar. 
Mission Clutural Center, 2868 Mission St. Noche De Vejigante, 5/13 
from 9pm to midnight. 

TN PRAISE OF TROUBLED DREAMS: THE PRINTS OF ALBIN 
BRUNOVSKY" at SFSU Art Department Gallery, A & I room 201, 1600 
Holloway Ave. Hours: noon to 4pm. Free. 

NEW WORK BY GALLERY ARTISTS. Gallery Paule Anglim, 14 Geary 
St. Hours: Tues.-Fri., llam-5:30pm. Sat., ll-5pm. 
ESPINAS DE LA VTDA/THORNS OF LIFE: RICARDO ANGUIA Y JAIME 
PALACIOS. Ricardo Anguia will discuss his work on May 5, 7:30pm. 
Galeria de la Raza/Studio 24, 2851 24th St. Hours: l-6pm, Tues-Sat. 

RECENT WORK BY THEKLA HATHAWAY HAMMOND at Haines 
Gallery, 855 Folsom, 2nd Fir. Tues-Sat, ll-5pm. 882-4470. 
CELEBRATION OF MAY DAY. Benefit for Freedom Song Network & 
SF Folk Music Center. Plowshares, Fort Mason Bldg. A. 7:30pm. 
753-0245 for ticket info. 

DANCE CONCERT. "Hors d'oeuvres and Interludes," Work by Marti 
Cate, Betsy Ceva, Craig Landry & Ann Meissner. Centerspace Studio 
Theatre, 8pm. $7. 861-5059 for info & res. 

"ART & ARTISTS OF SAN FRANCISCO" CLASS AT SFSU presents art 
& documentary photographer Gypsy Ray (5/2) & producer Randall Kline 
(5/9). Room 250, Creative Arts Bldg. 4 to 6:50pm. 1600 Holloway Ave. 
BAY AREA THEATRESPORTS presents improv freeagents at New Per- 
formance Gallery, 3153 - 17th St. 8pm. 824-8220 for res/info. 
"CRISIS OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM & AIDS." Lecture by AIDS 
activist John Belskus. 518 Valencia St. 7:30pm. 863-6968. 
INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS presents "Jesus Boy" and "Babbler," 
two one act plays written & directed by John O'Keefe. Gala reception 
5/4. Wed.-Sat. 8pm. 766 Valencia St. 626-331 1 for info/res. 
PHOTO EXHIBIT. "Stories of Health And Illness" by artists Betty 
Highley, Tom Ferentz, Shi Shiring, Gail Garvin. Eye Gallery, 1151 
Mission St. Tues.-Sat., 12-5pm. Reception 5/13, 7-1 0pm. 
CLUBFOOT ORCHESTRA QUINTET and CHRISTOPHER BECK & CO. 
perform "Community." Thurs thru Sat, 8:30pm. New College, 777 
Valencia St. 626-8986 for res. 

"TORCHSONG TRILOGY" by Harvey Fierstein. SFSU Little Theatre, 
1600 Holloway Ave. Thurs.-Sat., 8pm. Sun., 2pm. 338-2467/762-BASS. 

ETHNIC/FOLK DANCE CONCERT. McKenna Theatre, SFSU, 1600 
Holloway Ave. 8pm. 338-2467 (box office). 
LYRIKA PRODUCTIONS presents "Kennedy's Children" by Robert Pat- 
rick, at Climate Gallery, 252 9th St. 626-9196 for res. 
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION. Potrero Del Sol Park, Potrero & 
Army Sts. 9am-6pm. 

FOUNDATION FOR SF'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE will mark local 
observance of Preservation Week with series of special events. For 
info on programs call 441-3000. 

ISADORA DUNCAN DANCE AWARDS CEREMONY, hosted by Rinde 
Eckert. Herbst Theatre, Van Ness & McAlllister Sts. 7pm. 673-8175. 
ANNUAL POTRERO HILL ARTISTS' SHOW. Potrero Branch Library, 
1616 20th St. Preview/Reception, May 7, 7:30pm. 
WRITING YOUR WAY TO EMPLOYMENT. Workshop from 12-2pm. 
660 Mission St. $23. 546-0125 for info/res. 

TAP & JAZZ CLASS. 7 yrs & up. Potrero Hill Rec Center, 22nd <Sr 
Arkansas Sts. Free. 3:30-5pm. 

OPERA SCENES— VERY OLD AND VERY NEW. Knuth Hall, SFSU, 
1600 Holloway Ave. 8pm. Box office— 338-2467. 
FILM — "Clay Farmers" by award-winning filmmaker A. P. Gonzalez. 
7pm & 8:30pm. Benefit Premiere at Kabuki 8. 541-0880 for info. 

SPRING FLEA MARKET at Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St., 10am- 
4pm. Bargains. Fun. Entertainment. Food. Neighbors. 826-8080 for info. 

PREVIEW BENEFIT FOR AIDS FOUNDATION FOOD BANK. Terence 
Stark Mythos presents "PER-SE-PHO-NI. . . A CYCLE OF SEASONS." 
8:30pm. 3221 22nd St. 824-5044 for info/tickets. 

DANCES IN FLIGHT with "Motion Arts Company," directed by Emelle 
Sonh. 8pm. 333 Dolores St. 863-4758 for res/info. 
KHADRA FOLK BALLET will perform at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 
3301 Lyon St. 8pm (5/13 & 14); 3pm (5/15). 626-7360, ticket info. 
HYENA CABARET presents "Sex Pig & Other Tails." 362 Capp St. 
8:30pm. $6. 648-5191, info/res. 

GARDENING WORKSHOP sponsored by SF League of Urban Gardeners. 
Candlestick Park Community Center. 10-12pm. 468-0110 for info. 
BAY AREA YOUTH OPERA— VOICES/SF production of David Ahl- 
strom's "Song of the Golden Fish" (the "Chinese Cinderella") at the? 
Community Music Centre, Capp St. near 22nd St. 8pm, 5/14; 4pm, 5/1 5. 
THIRD RAH. BENEFIT POETRY/PERFORMANCE PUBLICATION 
PARTY. 2pm. Intersection, 766 Valencia. $4. 626- ARTS. 
MEMORY AND VISION: ASTRID KLEIN & KATHARINA SIEVERD1NG. 
Photographic works wiU be on exhibit at SF ARTSPACE, 1286 Folsom. 
Sieverding will talk about her works on May 18. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 
11am - 5pm. Opening reception 5/17, 5:30-7:30pm. 




The Phil Deal Performance Gallery presents 'City of Light,' a Multi-media rite of 
passage "through which inner peace creates world peace." Featuring Deal on synthe- 
sizers, saxophones, vocals and his revolving light sculptures, the shows are at 8:30 p.m. 
on Fridays and Saturdays, May 20, 21 and 27, 28, at Project Artaud, 401 Alabama, at 
17th Street. Call 552-2604 for reservations. Tickets are $7, students and seniors $5. 



May 19: 
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May 20 & 21: 
May 22: 
May 22: 
May 26: 

May 26: 
May 28: 

May 28-30: 

May 31: 



RESUME WORKSHOP. 660 Mission St. 6-8pm. $20. 546-0125, info/res. 

WOMEN'S COMEDY NIGHT BENEFIT FOR COMMITTEE TO DEFEND 
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. 8:30pm. Renee's Deja Vu, 702 15th St. 
(at Potrero Ave.). 826-2100 for info/res. 

NEW MOVES featuring performance art & jazz, modern <Jc African 
dance. Little Theatre, 1600 Holloway Ave. 8pm. 338-2467. 
YOUNG AUDIENCES presents for children, "Dimensions Dance Theatre" 
at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park. 1pm. Free. 863-1719. 
LEFT COAST CABARET presents a benefit for the Plant Closures Pro- 
ject. New College, 777 Valencia. 7pm. $5. 431-7980. 
FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVER- 
SARY. Weslia Whitfield & Jimmy Price Big Band. 1pm. Golden Gate 
Park Bandshell. Free. 

LECTURE-AN EVENING WITH JOAN MITCHELL. 7:30pm. Green 
Room, 2nd fir. Veterans Bldg., 401 Van Ness Ave. 863-8900 for info. 

BAY AREA STARS FOR THE HOMELESS presents an all day, open air 
concert featuring music and comedy performers. Proceed go to the 
Mayor's Fund For The Homeless. Candlestick Park from noon til sunset. 
PICKLE FAMILY CIRCUS at Glen Park (Elk, Chenery & Bosworth Sts). 
12 noon & 3pm. Sponsored by SF Cooperative Nursery Schools. 
587-8148 for ticket info. 

FILM - "AND STILL WE DANCE" - portrays the SF Ethnic Dance Festi- 
val. Benefit for City Celebration. Kabuki 8 Cinemas, 1881 Post St. 
8pm. Reception follows. $20 for film <5c reception. 474-3914 for info. 




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Mail copy and payment to: 

VIEW WANT ADS 
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CLASSICAL PIANO FOR ADULTS: 

Learn to read, play by ear, brush up tech- 
nique, or expand your repertoire. All 
levels welcome. Experienced instructor. 
Patricia Elliott Avery, 550-8299. 
DAYCARE: Teacher's excellent home, 
bilingual program, refs. License. Love. 
Sue, 621-4969. So. Market. 
WE HAUL & MOVE. 3 size trucks, 2 lar- 
gest ones enclosed. Most jobs $16.66/hr/ 
man. We want to help you with your 
move. 621-5164 anytime. 
MY CLEANING YOUR HOUSE MIGHT 
NOT CHANGE YOUR LD7E, but I can't 
guarantee that. Experienced, enthusias- 
tic housecleaning. Karen, 285-8914. 
HUBBARD ELECTRIC LIC. #421-444 
Industrial/Commercial/Residential. 
Renovation our speciality, call for free 
estimate. 648-4373. 
SHARE RENTAL: $300/mo + last 
month's + $150 deposit. House to share 
with 2 others on Potrero Hill. Available 
June 1. Call Linda, 821-4475. Lv mess. 
PIANO LESSONS: Former member 
Pickle Family Circus, S.F. Mime Troupe 
teaches jazz, improvisation blues, rock, 
classical, theory, composition, perform- 
ance coaching for actors who want to 
sing. Randy Craig, 285-9155. 

SKILLED CARPENTRY: New, old, Vic- 
torian, modern, frame to finish. Stair- 
cases a speciality. Home and property 
owner Noe Valley, Excelsior, Russian 
River. See my work first!. Call Fred, 
337-9324 evenings. 

EXERCYCLE WITH PEP COMPUTER 
UNIT: Like new - exercises upper body 
as well as being a stationary bike. Great 
all-around conditioner. Cost new $1995. 
For exercyele plus $495. For Pep Unit. 
Will sell both for $1200. Firm/cash/you 
carry. Live on the Hill. Call Jim at 
391-4725. 



NEED A COMPETENT, EXPERIENCED 
ACUPUNCTURIST? Ph. 621-1144, Dr. Yeh 
for Gynaecological, Insomnia, Impotence, 
Dizziness, loss of hearing, ear ringing, 
Hypertension, Arthritis, Asthma, Diabe- 
tes, Sinusitis, Gastric ulcer, Migraine, 
Lumbago, pains of all kinds. 
VINTAGE CHEERLEADERS/HULA DAN- 
CERS. Surprise personalized greetings 
for all occasions - birthdays, anniversa- 
ries, Bar Mitzvahs, retirements, etc. 
THE LAST HOO-RAHS: THE LAST HOO- 
LAS. Now in our 11 th year. Call Ann, 
641-4219. 

DELIVERY, HAULING & SMALL MOVES 

Low rates, careful and reliable. One or 
two men. No job too small. References. 
Call Jason, 821-3574 
SENIORS (60+) JOIN US FOR LUNCH 
DAILY, Mon. - Fri. Hot meals, Monthly 
menus available. Bingo, Mon/Wed/Fri 
after lunch. Transp. avail to/from meal- 
site 6c other trips thru Sr. Escort Pgm. 
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 
De Haro. For more info, call 826-8080, 
ask for Joe Jenkins, Coordinator. 

HOUSECLEANING - Expert cleaning, 
laundry & ironing by mature women. Gd 
refs, reas rates. OPTIONS Domestic re- 
ferrals, a non-profit comm. serv. Call 
626-2128. 

STAINED GLASS CLASSES: Six 3-hour 
sessions, $80 - plus $25 materials. 2 to 
4 people/class. Fifteen years experience. 
Walter, 285-0198. Also: windows, re- 
pairs, gifts, lamps, etc. 

WORD PROCESSING: Tape transcribing. 
Resumes/legal/correspondence/manu- 
scripts/data base/merge. IBM compati- 
ble. Modem communications. Also 
teach WP4.2 program. 20 years WP/bus- 
iness experience. Marilyn, 641-5317. 
PHOTO CLASSES: Basic b/w 6c 35 mm, 
eves. To enroll call Bob, 826-8080 at the 
Neighborhood House. 
CARPET CLEANING SPECIAL: 2 rms 
$35, also gardening-design, irrigation 6c 
lite clean-up. Ea. job guar, to please. 
Randall, 864-9430 or Mitch, 345-5848. 
SUPPORT AVAILABLE through psycho- 
logical counseling during and after crisis 
- separation, loss, depression, or growth 
period. Sliding scale. Counseling Asso- 
ciates, San Francisco, Menlo Park, Wal- - 
nut Creek. Call 282-3996. 
LOW FEE THERAPY REFERRALS. 
Therapy Network's Rebis Project match- 
es you with a therapist suited to your 
needs. (415) 549-4774. 

WINDOW REPAIRS: I replace glass, 
ropes and putty and seal windows. Car- 
pentry repairs, small jobs o.k. I am 
prompt. Free estimates. City Window 
Service, 337-9327. 



COLOR ANALYSIS: Discover your most 
flattering colors to look 6c feel your best 
everyday! Special Spring rates this 
month. Call for an appointment today - 
Laura, 626-1502. 




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CUSTOM DRAPES SLIPCOVERS (fabric/ 
plastic) Roman shades, relined drapes, 
blinds, ** 864-3671. 

GARDENS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS: De- 
sign, pruning, drip irrigation systems 6c 
decks. Estimates. Call Rob, 647-6121. 

DOG TRAINING: All breeds, basic obed- 
ience 6c problem corrections. In home 
training. Professional trainers. Call 
Jim, 334-5523. 

HELP WANTED: High school student ov- 
er 16 for handyman's helper. Painting/ 
minor remodeling. Part time. $5/hr. 
Candido, 552-5522. 
SAILING & ROWING LESSONS: Also 
private excursions on charming "turn of 
the century" sailboat! 7 days a week. 
Call Jim, 221-7024. 

SHOWPLACE SQUARE: We are always 
looking for hardworking, dedicated em- 
ployees. Mail your resume to SDC, 2 
Henry Adams St., #M-30, San Francisco, 
Ca. 94103. 

OFFICE CLEANING, weekends or even- 
ings. Call 431-7676. 
PROF. COUPLE w/baby seeks 3 bdrm. 
home on Hill, w/yard 6c garage, up to 
$1150. Call 621-3235. 

ELECTRICAL: Residential new and re- 
wire by the hour or by the job. Please 
call 647-2941. 

RENTAL GALLERY Hang your work 
your way. Write San Francisco Gallery, 
52 Water Street, 94133. Enclose SSAE 
and one dollar. 

EXPERT, PERSONALIZED PIANO LESS- 
ONS: I love teaching; youll love playing. 
Make music from the first lesson! All 
ages <5c levels. Grace, 647-2405. 

LESSONS IN THE ALEXANDER TECH- 
NIQUE: Individual and group. Workshops 
for performers available. Potrero Hill 
location. For info call Carol, 648-8697. 

FOR SALE: '79 Toyota P/U, short bed, 
5 speed, new engine, AM/FM, original 
owner, off-white. $2250.00 Call 
863-6911, 5 - 10 p.m. 6c weekends. 
GENERAL CARPENTRY/PAINTING 
Interior/exterior, $15/hour, minimum on 
small jobs. Local references. Sandy, 
285-6857. 

FOR SALE: Hedstrom play structure 
with 2 swings, horse, trapeze, ladder, 
climbing tower, and slide. $200. Child 
Craft crib with mattress. $100. Call 
285-3314. 

BABIES AND TODDLERS TO TEENAG- 
ERS: I'd love to help. Experienced, 
thoughtful childcare. Karen, 285-8914. 



HANDYMAN: Interior 6c ext. painting/ 
fence repair/plumbing/yard cleaning/ 
basement cleaning/minor repairs/gutter 
work. Free est. Call after 5. 822-4236. 
FOR SALE: Sears 15 cu ft frostfree up- 
right freezer. $250 or b/o. 621-3235 

LIVING ROOM FURNITURE, 2 French 
lounge chairs, 6 ft. sofa and loveseat 
sofabed. Best offer. 431-7676. 

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE in beauti- 
ful building at 365 Vermont. Expanse of 
windows, carpet, blinds, recessed light- 
ing, utilities included. For information 
call 626-8257. 

GENERAL CARPENTRY: Repairs, im- 
provement, additions. 647-2941. 
ROOM IN POTRERO HILL VIEW HOUSE 

$395. Sparkling interiors new-restored 
1908 arts 6c crafts-style house. Restored 
6c updated kitchen, small dining area w/ 
view, two bathrooms. Gorgeous Bay 
Bridge views. Large room similar to 
English bedsitter. Furnished room avail- 
able to view. Garage available, plus very 
easy street parking. Bus on corner. 
Share utilities. Call 821-1426 or 369-7666 

DESPERATELY SEEKING GARAGE on 

Potrero Hill. Small woman seeks small 
garage space for occasionally used small 
convertible, at reasonable price. Call 
Rose, 550-1402. 




HAPPY 
BIRTHDAY . . . 

HAPPY MAY BIRTHDAYS to: 

Joyce Armstrong, Joanne Bagan, Maureen 
Barclift, Mary Bewick, Melba Bowman, 
Helen Changras, Peggy Chisholm, Rachel 
Dorr, Chuck Elkind, Patsy Faulkner, 
Marcia Franklin, Art Hoppe, Rama Kell- 
om, Betty Kelly, Jim Kendall, Fred Kuh, 
Stan, Jason and Jan Kurtz, Mike LaCoss, 
Joyce Lew, Ronnie Lott, Beverly Mack, 
Venia Martin, Willie Mays, Eddie Milner, 
Courtney Passin, Judy Peterson, Rick 
Reuschel, Willie Rice, William Schwartz, 
Judy Stone, Fred Stout, Robby Thompson, 
Bob Tofanelli, Vern Watkins, Jo Wheeler. 



SATURDAY 
OV MAY 14 10 - 4 

\ SPACE AVAILABLE(6x6-$5.00) 



CALL 826-8080 



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Neighborhood House 

953 DeHaro Street 



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Benefit Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Scholarship Fund for Omega Boy's Club 



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Pre-registration fees: $10.00 
Children 12 and under: 2.00 



Late registration after June 10, 1988: $12.00 
Children 12 and under: 3. 00 

Enclosed is my tax deductible check for $ made payable to 

POTRERO HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, and mairTo-953 De Haro St 
San Francisco, Ca. 9^107 . MAIL ENTRY BY JUNE 10, I988. 



Start/Finish: 
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953 De Haro St., at So. Heights 

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In consideration of your accepting this entry 
I the undersigned Intending to be legally 
bound, hereby for eyself, ay heirs, executors 
and administrators, waive and release any and 
all rights and clalas for dantgcs I say have 
against the City and County of San Francisco, 
and the Potrero H111 Neighborhood Mouse, 
their representatives, successors and assigns 
for any and all Injuries suffered by e* in 
said event. As part of this release and waiv- 
er I acknowledge that I have read and under- 
stand all of the above. 

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